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Dinga is a city of Gujrat District in the Punjab province of
Pakistan.It is
located at 31°57'34N 74°28'57E at an elevation of 218 metres and
lies between the rivers Jhelum and Chenab.The main highway that runs from Lahore to Rawalpindi is about 25 km northeast of Dinga.Dinga is
about 100 km from the border that separates Pakistan and
India, the city is famous in Pakistan for meethi saunf
(sugar coated aniseeds).

History

Dinga is an old city. There is evidence that this town was
established in the 16th century. Before the partition in 1947,
Muslims, Hindus, and Sikhs used to live here in harmony. There was
a Gurdwara for the Sikhs called NanakSar.
There are still the ruins of pre partition buildings here. The
population of Dinga in 2008 was about 80,000.Dinga was settled by
the Khattana Clan of Gujjars,they came from the nearby village of
bhalesrawala and settled here.They have been a family of prominence
eversince.

Administration

Transport

The easiest way to reach Dinga from abroad is to fly in to the
airport at Islamabad, and then take a bus or some other means of
transport to Dinga. Dinga is about 135 km from Islamabad. It
takes 2 hours to reach Dinga from Islamabad by road and 3 hours
from Lahore. Dinga is connected to Islamabad by the Grand Trunk Road - the main highway that
runs from Rawalpindi to Lahore. At the city of Kharian on the
highway, you will take a right turn onto Rasul road towards
Dinga. Dinga is about 25 km from this point, which
would take about half an hour to reach. The condition of the GT
road from Rawalpindi/Islamabad to Kharian is excellent, and the
road from Kharian to Dinga is reasonably good for travel.
An
alternate way to reach Dinga from India is to fly in to the airport
at Sargodha (which is due southwest of Dinga), and then take a
train or some other means of transport to Dinga.

Education Institutes

One of the oldest High School ,namely, Sardar Hakam Singh High
School was an important school.

Then in 1926, a world level rich man of India Rai Bahadar
Sundardas established another high school which is still in the
same building with few new infrastructure.